Eyelash curler



Dec. 12, 1933. w s 1,939,013

EYELASH CURLER Filel April 5, 1933 ENT OR.

INV Alfred, lewis.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 12, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE-- EYELASH CURLERAlfred Lewis, New York, N. Y., assignor of one-half to Gustave Glatzer,New York, N. Y.

Application April 5, 1933. Serial No. 664,562.

2 Claims. (Cl. 132-31) This invention relates to improvements ineyecurler embodying the invention and in inoperative lash curlers.position.

Most of the devices now in use accomplish the Fig. 2 is the same devicedepicted in Fig. 1, but curling of eyelashes with constructions makingin operative position.

the device very diilicult to operate, especially Fig. 3 is a sideelevational view of Fig. 1. 50

when considering the desirability of asteady hand. Fig. 4 is a detailview showing the crimping or The eyeball and its protector the eyelid,are two curling operation on an eyelash, the lower handle of the mostdelicate parts of the human body and portion being omitted. very easilyinjured. Fig. 5 is a sectional view along lines 55 of This inventionaccomplishes eyelash curling Fig. 1. 65 by the novel featureof operatingthe coacting The preferred showing in the drawing consists curling barsor jaws towards and away from each of flattened out as well as upwardlyand outother by the up and down parallel movement of wardly curved orbent coacting curling bars or the fingers gripping the device. Theoperation jaws and 11. The lower curling bar 11 is of the device permitsthe lower jaw to be moved covered with a resilient substance 12, such as70 up and down for a short distance. The hand rubber etc. This substancemay be tube-shaped can therefore be steadied against the face of the orchannelled in the form of an inverted U and user. cemented or otherwisesecured to the flattened The crimping of the eyelash, which is an objectcurling bar 11. This latter form is illustrated.

of this device is done for various reasons, as for Curling bars or jaws10 and 11 are preferably 75 example, to improve the appearance of theeye, to made in one piece with handle portions 13 and prevent longeyelashes from interfering with the 14, respectively. These handleportions are prolenses of eyeglasses, and other reasons. vided withfinger holds 15 and 16. Members A It is an object of this invention toprovide imand B are slidably connected at 17 by means proved means forbending, curling or flexing the of a clamp 18, which may be secured tohandle 80 eyelashes, such means being easily applied and B. Forillustration purposes the material is removed by the user. shown asbeing made of round wire, bent to its Another object of this inventionis to make the particular shape and flattened at the curling devicesuch, that the danger of injury to the eyebar portions.

lid will be remote, on account of the novel con- In the member A of theembodiment shown struction permitting a straight up and down in thedrawing, from the curling bar 10 extend movement. the parallel lateralarms 21 and 22 which bend Another oblect Of this invention s to prov dangularly inward as shown at 23 and 24 to meet a simple, economical andefficient device conone another, from which latter point said armsstructed of a of parts which cannot get run parallelly. first a distancedownward and out of order or become loose. then bend arcuately outwardlyupwardly and Another object of this invention is to make an theninwardly to form a loop to provide the finger eyelash curling devicesmall enough to permit hold 15. In the longer member B, near the itsbeing carried on the person or in a purse, withextremities of thecurling bar 11, the loops 19 and 40 out sacrificing its efliciency ofoperation. 20 are formed located over arms 21, 22 and from Thisinvention accordingly consists in the feawhich arms 25 and 26 converge,from which contures of construction, combination of parts and vergingpoint the said arms run parallelly a disin the unique relations of themembers and in tance downward greater than those of member the relativeproportioning and disposition thereof; A to then bend arcuatelyoutwardly upwardly 45 all as more completely outlined herein. and theninwardly to form a loop to provide the To enable others skilled in theart so fully to finger hold 16. The open loops 19 and 20, whilecomprehend the underlying features thereof that not acting as guides,are desirable to prevent they may embody the same by the numerouslateral movement of the two curling bars in their 5 modifications instructure and relation contemengaged position.

preferred form has been annexed as a part of this be made, just asefliciently from wire of other disclosure, and in such drawing, likecharacters than round cross-sectional shape, or it may be of referencedenote corresponding parts throughmade of stamped out parts. The deviceis guided out all the views, of which:- by the guide or clamp element18, which is of plated by this invention, a drawing depicting a It isunderstood, however, that the device can 5 I 55 Fig. 1 represents afront elevational view of a suflicient length to prevent too much playin either direction, the said element facilitating up and down'parallelmovement of the members "A" and B and consequently the jaws 10 and 11.

It is believed from the above description that those skilled in the artwill have no difiiculty in understanding the construction, the method ofuse and operation of the device herein disclosed and a further detaileddiscussion thereof is/unnecessary. The invention is of simple andpractical construction and is adapted to accomplish .among others all ofthe objects and advantages herein set forth.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist ofthis invention that others can by applying current knowledge readilyadapt it for various applications without omitting certain features,that, from the standpoint of the prior art, fairly constitute essentialcharacteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention,and therefore, such adaptations should and are intended to becomprehended within the meaning and range of equivalency of thefollowing claims: I I

I claim:--

1. An eyelash curler comprising two members having upwardly anddownwardly curved coacting-jaws, one of said members having lateral armsextending from its said jaw, said arms being bent angularly inward tomeet one another and then extending parallelly downward and then bendingoutwardly, upwardly and inwardly to form a loop to provide a fingerhold, the other of said members having open loops located substantiallyat the extremities of its said jaw and over said first member, saidsecond member having arms extending downwardly from said open loops andbending angularly inward to meet one another and then extendingparallelly downward a distance greater than the arms of said firstmember and then bending outwardly, upwardly and inwardly to form a loopto provide a finger hold, a U-shaped resilient member secured to one ofsaid jaws, and a guide for facilitating up and down parallel movement ofsaid members.

2. An eyelash curler comprising two members having upwardly anddownwardly curved meeting jaws, one of said members having lateral armsextending from its said jaw, said-arms converging and then extendingparallelly downward and then bending outwardly, upwardly and inwardly toform a loop to provide a finger hold, the other of said members havingopen loops located substantially at the extremities of its said jaw andover said first member, said second member having arms converging fromsaid open loops and extending parallelly downward and then bendingoutwardly. upwardly and inwardly to form a loop to provide afinger'hold, a resilient member secured to one of said jaws, and a guidefor facilitating up and down parallel movement of said members.

' ALFRED LEWIS.

